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Case Law Update (2020 Midwestern Virtual Bankruptcy Institute)

Jointly Owned Property Is Presumptively Community Property in California

Title doesn’t control: Jointly owned property is nonetheless community property in a dispute with a bankruptcy trustee, the California Supreme Court says.

Views from the Bench: Great Debates

Tenth Circuit Panel Splits on a Triangular Preference

Tenth Circuit and its BAP follow the same controlling authority but reach opposite results.

Space Exploration and Production: Bankruptcy Perspectives

Oct 2020

Good-Faith 401(k) Contributions in Chapter 13 Estates: When Is It Reasonable to Expect Creditors to Fund Them?

Oct 2020

Good-Faith 401(k) Contributions in Chapter 13 Estates: Necessary for Maintenance and Support

Oct 2020

The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019

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Sixth Circuit Allows Chapter 13 Debtors to Continue Retirement Plan Contributions

Sixth Circuit is the first court of appeals to take sides on a lower court split and opine that continuing to make voluntary contributions to retirement plans is excluded from ‘disposable income.’